Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 777649 - Employee killed in fall from loading dock

Accident Summary Nr: 777649 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 04/02/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105577027	04/06/1987	2022	0	Old Capitol Valley Cheese Inc./Dba Delta Valley Ch

Abstract: Employee #1 backed up a truck to a loading dock and began to unload it with a forklift. He unloaded one pallet and was returning for another when the truck rolled ahead. Employee #1 and the forklift fell about 4 feet, landing on the ground between the dock and the back of the truck. He died the following day from severe chest trauma. Causal factors of this accident are that the truck wheels were not chocked; the truck was out of gear; and the emergency brake was not completely engaged. It had also been backed onto two sloped wooden blocks under the rear tires to gain proper dock height.

Keywords: CHEST, CHOCK, BRAKE, WORK RULES, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, OFF LOADING, LOADING DOCK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105577027			Fatality	Concussion	Food batchmakers

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